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Reaching Students Where They Scroll: A Pilot Study Using Facebook as a Supplementary Learning Platform in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology Education

  • Homaira M. Azim,
  • Dimitrios E. Bakatsias,
  • Brittnay K. Harrington,
  • Patrick A. Vespa and
  • Kristyn A. Spetz

15 October 2025

Background: Social networking platforms offer promising educational value, particularly for undergraduate students whose daily lives are deeply embedded in online spaces. Yet in most courses, instructional technologies remain limited to institutional...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
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Dual Origin of the Cephalic Vein with Double Fenestration: A Case Report

  • José Aderval Aragão,
  • Guilherme Felício Matos,
  • Gustavo Henrique Silva da Matta,
  • Iapunira Catarina Sant’Anna Aragão,
  • Felipe Matheus Sant’Anna Aragão,
  • Rudvan Cicotti,
  • Francisco Prado Reis and
  • Deise Maria Furtado de Mendonça

9 October 2025

Background/Objectives: This article discusses the clinical–surgical relevance of vascular anatomical variations, such as fenestrations—the division of a vessel into multiple channels that subsequently rejoin distally. Although rare in per...

  • Article
  • Open Access
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7 Pages

2 October 2025

Background: Larger brains are believed to rely more heavily on intra-hemispheric than inter-hemispheric processing, which may lead to a proportionally reduced callosal size. Methods: To test this hypothesis, we used T1-weighted magnetic resonance ima...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
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Azygos Lobe in a 38-Year-Old Male Donor Diagnosed with Ogilvie’s Syndrome

  • David Johnson,
  • Gary Wind,
  • Maria Ximena Leighton,
  • Kerrie Lashley,
  • Juan Jose Valenzuela-Fuenzalida,
  • Jordan Dimitrakoff,
  • Yolanda Roth,
  • Joanne Lenert and
  • Guinevere Granite

12 September 2025

The azygos lobe (AL), an additional lung lobe most commonly found in the right apical lung region, is a rare anatomical variant present in approximately 1% of the population. It is embryological in origin and may form if the azygos vein fails to migr...

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  • Open Access
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24 Pages

Background: Lower phylogenetic species are known to rebuild cut-off caudal parts with regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). In contrast, CNS regeneration in higher vertebrates is often attributed to immaturity, although this has never bee...

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  • Open Access
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The Impact of Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Surgical Planning: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

  • Kristin Mayer-Zugai,
  • Iris Georgiadou,
  • Christel Weiss,
  • Alexander Ast and
  • Hans Scheffel

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether preoperative MRI has an impact on surgical planning in breast cancer patients. Tumor extent and molecular breast cancer subtypes were evaluated. Methods: This was a single-center study includi...

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  • Open Access
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Histological Characterization of Ocular and Adnexal Tissues in Dogs (Canis familiaris) and Wolves (Canis lupus)

  • Abel Diz López,
  • Mateo V. Torres,
  • Fabio Martínez Gómez,
  • Silvia Alejandra Fraga Abelleira,
  • Ana López-Beceiro,
  • Luis Fidalgo,
  • Pablo Sanchez-Quinteiro and
  • Irene Ortiz-Leal

Background/Objectives: This study explores the ocular anatomy and glandular components of domestic dogs compared to their ancestor, the wolf, with the aim of identifying evolutionary changes due to domestication and their implications for ocular path...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,408 Views
13 Pages

Anatomy education has long served as a cornerstone of medical training, equipping healthcare professionals with the foundational knowledge necessary for clinical practice. However, the discipline has undergone significant transformations in response...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3,137 Views
31 Pages

Advancements in Peripheral Nerve Injury Research Using Lab Animals

  • Natalia A. Pluta,
  • Manuela Gaviria,
  • Casey M. Sabbag and
  • Shauna Hill

Peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) commonly result from trauma, compression, or iatrogenic causes, leading to functional deficits. Despite the peripheral nervous system’s regenerative capacity, current treatments yield inconsistent outcomes. Basi...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
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9 Pages

Brachial Plexus Abnormalities with Delayed Median Nerve Root Convergence: A Cadaveric Case Report

  • Austin Lawrence,
  • Nathaniel B. Dusseau,
  • Alina Torres Marquez,
  • Cecilia Tompkins,
  • Eunice Obi and
  • Adel Maklad

Background: The brachial plexus is a network of nerves responsible for the motor and sensory innervation of the upper limb. Variations in the formation and course of the brachial plexus are well documented, though combinations of multiple unilateral...

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